As record labels continue to evolve, A&R has changed, too. Eight executives break down how. By Dan Rys There’s a common story told about the rise of Vanilla Ice and his breakout single “Ice ...

Without A&R, many great artists would have never been signed to a label and given a chance to reach a wider audience. The job of an A&R person is to listen to a lot of music and find acts that ...

The Sellaband a music community, which circumvents the major label A&R machine by allowing fans to invest directly in albums in order to get them made, disclosed plans that could help it take a ...

Once upon a time, A&R; were the sexiest letters in the music industry’s alphabet. Executives in the artists-and-repertoire division of every major record label were charged with discovering and ...

Long a boys' club, major label A&R departments at Republic, Warner, Columbia and Atlantic are finally getting women in charge.

The industry now prioritizes “A&R guys who know that 10 is bigger than nine,” jokes Jeremy Maciak, a manager and former major-label A&R. Trending on Billboard ...

A. jock-metal-hair bands. We decided to start something. ” It worked so well that now A & R man Hecker wants to assemble a full album of Coney Island bands, from New York Loose to Hot Water Music.

A&R contacts exist in both small and large record labels. They will listen to your demo, give feedback and possibly sign you to the label. When trying to pitch your album, make a list of smaller ...

Producer/songwriter Salaam Remi has established his own label imprint group, Louder Than Life, with Sony Music, Billboard reports. It’s the latest move by a high-profile producer/songwriter to ...

The industry veteran, famous for signing Madonna, will act as senior label A&R executive for independent music, working closely with WMG's Alternative Distribution Alliance. By Ed Christman ...

“The A&R and the label actually didn’t like it,” Lind recalled. “They were like, ‘Yeah, yeah, it’s a fun song, but it’s never going to get on the radio; it sounds way too weird! It’s not going to work ...